storm Enol covers these Rhône municipalities with snow

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It’s a bit of the magic of Christmas.

On the night of Sunday December 22 to Monday December 23, new snowfall were recorded in the Lyon metropolitan area.

While the department was hit by storm Enol, flakes fell in particular in the Beaujolaisnorth of Lyon.

Magnificent images

Motorists were surprised, at the end of the day, by intense snow showers in certain sectors, such as in Les Sauvages near Tarare. The landscape of the area has been covered with a fine white coat.

Up to 20cm were feared, or hoped for, in the Beaujolais mountains, according to certain meteorologists.

More snow in the next few hours?

The entire Rhône department remains placed on snow-icy yellow alert until midnight.

The rain-snow limit has also lowered and remains low for a few more hours at the start of Monday.

Thus, “the snow sticks to the ground from 300 to 400 m altitude, or even a little lower depending on the intensity of precipitation, with a layer of 5 to 10 cm falling overnight from 500 m altitude” notes the experts from Météo France.

In Lyon, however, it should not snow this Monday according to meteorologists.

Note, finally, that the department of Isère is on orange alert for the risk of avalanches and snow-ice. For its part, Ain is on orange snow-ice alert.

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